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Thousands of people descended to downtown Blaine for Blaine’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July. The festival had entertainment throughout the day, from a parade, community breakfast, street fair, …
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7/10/24 06:14 PM
Rodger Funk is nearing three months as chief of police in Blaine since starting the position April 15. As he settles into the job, Funk sat down with The Northern Light to share what he’s …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/10/24 05:41 PM
Weeks after a Lynden-based political action committee, Washingtonians for a Sound Economy, collected enough signatures to introduce an initiative repealing Prop. 5, passed in 2022 as the …
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By Nolan Baker |
7/10/24 05:39 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard passed the historic Plover ferry’s final inspection on July 10, allowing it to return to transporting passengers after a major restoration that took over a year.
The …
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7/10/24 05:36 PM
The Blaine school district released its preliminary budget for the 2024-25 school year, with a formal adoption of the budget scheduled to be voted on by the school board on August 26.
The …
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By Nolan Baker |
7/10/24 05:32 PM
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) is holding three meetings on its levy lid lift proposal that will appear on August 6 primary election ballots.
NWFR chief Jason Van Der Veen will lead the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/10/24 05:30 PM
Blaine Arts Council (BAC) held a soft opening for its new gallery at 922 Peace Portal Drive, near Clark Street, on July 4.
The gallery features a monthly rotation of artists from Blaine and …
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7/10/24 05:19 PM
Whatcom County Councilmember Ben Elenbaas introduced a resolution requesting the county executive pull funding to Opportunity Council and Northwest Youth Services relating to 22 North, a permanent …
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By Nolan Baker |
7/10/24 05:14 PM
The latest Covid-19 variants “FLiRT” and LB.1 are creating a summer surge nationwide, but Covid-19 remains under control in northwest Washington.
FLiRT strains are subvariants of …
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By Joshua Kornfeld |
7/10/24 05:09 PM
Kroger and Albertsons have announced the store locations across the country it plans to sell if the two grocery giants merge, including six in Whatcom County.
Kroger and Albertsons made public …
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7/10/24 04:56 PM
The Whatcom County Library System will hold Pride in the Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at Blaine Marine Park.
The event will have activities for all ages to celebrate the LGBTQ+ …
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7/10/24 04:54 PM
A power outage left Semiahmoo without power the night of July 3 through July 4.
According to the city of Blaine, two cable faults caused the outage. The first fault left people without power …
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7/10/24 04:50 PM
Working with your hands, through arts and crafts, helps improve fine motor skills and muscle coordination, allows you to express yourself when communication is difficult, and gives you a sense of …
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By Laura Nesse |
7/10/24 04:50 PM
Question: I’ve noticed that very few Teslas display front license plates. And on further review, I’ve noticed other brands and types of passenger cars, mostly compacts, don’t …
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By Doug Dahl |
7/10/24 04:48 PM
The League of Women Voters Bellingham-Whatcom County and Whole Washington will host a town hall on a single-payer healthcare system at the Bellingham Public Library central branch on Saturday, July …
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By Joshua Kornfeld |
7/10/24 04:45 PM
The Editor:
Oh, say, did you hear all the bombs bursting near?
If you live in the city of Blaine, you heard them, beginning on July 3 and extending through July 5.Blaine puts on the best …
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7/10/24 04:26 PM
June 29, 4:41 p.m.: Shots on North Harvey Road.
June 29, 9:00 p.m.: Fraud on E Street.
June 30, 2:24 a.m.: Burglary on Shore Pine Lane.
July 1, 5:13 a.m.: Assault – simple on F …
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7/10/24 04:25 PM
June 29, 10:07 a.m.: Runaway on Treevue Road.
June 29, 10:26 a.m.: Burglary cold call on Harborview Road.
June 29, 2:33 p.m.: Death investigation on Loomis Trail Road.
June 30, 2:29 …
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7/10/24 04:23 PM
